Seminars

Earth Sciences Seminar Series

Talks are held at the Earth Sciences Centre, Seminar Room ES2093 at noon (unless otherwise specified). Seminars are in-person only.

The 2024/25 Earth Sciences Seminar Series speaker line up: 

Date Time Speaker Affiliation Talk Title
         
26 September 2024 12:00 pm Michael Chazan Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto Exploring the Relationship Between the Kalahari Basin Infill and Human Evolution
24 October 2024 12:00 pm Kim Welford Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University Collapsing oceans and rebuilding ancient mountain belts using crustal-scale 3-D geophysical models of Atlantic Canada, Iberia, Morocco, and their margins
24 October 2024 12:00 pm Kim Welford Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University Collapsing oceans and rebuilding ancient mountain belts using crustal-scale 3-D geophysical models of Atlantic Canada, Iberia, Morocco, and their margins
14 November 2024 12:00 pm Kelin Wang Pacific Geoscience Centre, Geological Survey of Canada Crustal deformation in subduction zone earthquake cycles
         
30 January 2025 12:00 pm Laura Wasylenki Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University The modern marine cycle of nickel (a crucial micronutrient) and how nickel isotopes are helping us learn how it works
13 February 2025 12:00 pm Nina Hewitt Department of Geography, The University of British Columbia Using immersive digital technologies to bring biogeoscience field research and education into the classroom

06 March 2025

 12:00pm Wouter Bleeker Geological Survey of Canada
 		 The Lake Superior Area "Event Layer": Testing the Connection with the 1850 Ma Sudbury Meteorite Impact
27 March 2025 12:00pm Molly McCanta MSA Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee What goes down must come up: Changing oxidation conditions in the Santorini magmatic system as a tracer of subduction components through time

 

Other seminars

Rockfest

  • Rockfest is a graduate student seminar series usually held on alternate Fridays where students can share their research with the department. Occasionally, the dates are shifted to accommodate other events n the department. Please check the Rockfest schedule and email or e-news announcements.

Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society (KEGS)

  • KEGS — Canadian Exploration Geophysics Society seminars are held in the Seminar Room (ES2093) during the regular term.

Toronto Geologic Discussion Group (TGDG)

  • TGDG GTA events are off campus and open to students and faculty to attend and network with Industry professionals

Walker Mineralogical Club